I have always had trouble with my hair. I switched from regular shampoo to the baking soda with apple cider vinegar rinse. Which was working better than the regular shampoo but my hair was still super dry. I then switched to honey with the same rinse. This however made my scalp super oily and my hair still dry. Back to the baking soda did not help. My scalp is doing better but my hair dryer than ever. I knew I had to take some drastic measures.
I decided to change my approach to start using coconut milk instead. The first thing I did was to make this coconut milk and honey hair mask. Which was super simple! I tried a couple of different ways to make something that suited me, read below.
Ingredients:
- I can full fat coconut milk
- 3 tsp honey
- Water
Directions:
- Add the coconut milk and honey to a bowl and whisk together
- Move it from the bowl to a flask for easier applying, use a funnel for less mess
- Optional: mix with water for conditioner
- Add to dry hair (not scalp) and let sit for 10 minutes
- Rinse
First try:
I used an old body shop soap plastic bottle, the one they have soaps in. Which made it so much easier than the bowl to put in my hair. I used a similar technique as one uses with hair dye. Then I ties my hair to a top knot. It does run so I would recommend using a shower cap. I did not have one available so I sat in my shower for easier cleanup. I only rinsed with water which unfortunately made my scalp super oily. Unfortunately I had no time to shower again before work so I felt gross all day. When I came home I needed to borrow some of my sisters shampoo to get it un-oily. Next time I will not apply this mask to my roots. Since this is not really a problem are to me I do not really see a reason too.
Second try:
This time I split my hair into two sections. And added the mixture to my hair, starting and the tips and working my way up. I stopped when I came to around my jaw. Then I tied it in a Bunin the back. This time I only let it sit for about 15 minutes. My hair was still quite oily, but it was a lot less than the first time.
Third try:
I wanted to check out how it would work as a conditioner mixed with water instead. I took about the same amount water and mask and added it to my hair (not the scalp) and let it sit for a couple of mins like a normal conditioner and my hair was feeling a lot better. It is softer but nowhere near as greasy as when I used it as a hair mask.
I am just starting this process myself and first time I had coconut oil in with the coconut milk and honey and it looked like I hadn’t washed my hair in a month (and it was date night with hubby!) Second try I just did coconut milk and honey and it’s way better. . . just put on dry hair with about 3 inches away from my scalp. It was about 30 mins before I took it off but my hair is soft! I have super fine curly hair that gets super dry easily. Glad to know this is an option!